A mild cigar with a sweet aroma and impeccable construction, this classic Montecristo Churchill is made of all Dominican tobaccos with a delicate light brown Connecticut shade wrapper. Scored an 86 (Very Good to Excellent) in Cigar Aficionado Apr. 2007.

Specifications

Brands

Montecristo

The world's most famous cigar brand. Launched in Cuba by Menendez Garcia y Cia., the Montecristo distributed in the U.S. is handmade in the Dominican Republic. It is a medium to full bodied cigar with a sweet aroma and impeccable construction.

Cigar Shape

Double Corona

Double Coronas are usually 6.75 to 8 inches long by a 49 to 54 ring.

Cigar Length

7"

This cigar is 7 inches long, or 177.8 mm.

Origin

Dominican Republic

Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.The Dominican Republic is the world's first producer of cigars. Most factories are located in Santiago, in the center of the island, and in close proximity to the tobacco fields grown in the fertile Cibao Valley. While tobacco and cigars have always traditionally been produced in the Dominican Republic, many Cuban cigar makers established in the Dominican Republic after the Cuban communist revolution, elevating the quality of Dominican cigars.

Cigar Ring Gauge

50

The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 50, so his diameter is 50/64 inches or 19.81 mm.

Strength

Medium

Wrapper Color

Natural

Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.

Single Packaging

Cellophane

Rolling Type

Handmade

Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.

Cigar Manufacturer

Altadis USA

Altadis U.S.A. is one of the world's largest cigar manufacturers with over 5,000 employees. They have been making cigars since 1918 with factories in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Florida and Richmond, Virginia.

Cigar Wrapper

USA Connecticut Shade

The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.The Connecticut Valley, in the Northeast of the USA, is well known for its bright golden wrapper. Because of a very hot and sunny summer, the tobacco is shade grown to make the leaf more delicate with few veins and even surface. Connecticut Shade wrapper grown in the United States has a mild to medium flavor and a silky quality, making it one of the most expensive and sought-after cigar wrappers in the cigar industry.

Cigar Binder

Dominican Republic

The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.Dominican Republic is a traditional tobacco-growing country. In the 60's, a Cuban seed was introduced and the resulting tobacco, called Piloto Cubano, became famous as a good substitute of the Cuban tobacco that was no longer allowed to enter the USA. Piloto Cubano is full bodied while the Dominican Olor tobacco is milder but more aromatic.

Cigar Filler

Dominican Republic

Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

UPC

071610964747

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Ian F.11/12/2011

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Montecristo is a name synonymous with stogies to common folk. But to the Brass Tax, this stogie is a excellent smoke good draw with some earthy tones to it.